(JollofNews) – ECOMIG forces have entered The Gambian capital Banjul as part of an elaborate mopping up operation that would pave the way for the return to the country of new President Adama Barrow. Regional forces made up mainly of Senegalese troops entered the city on Sunday evening with battle[Read More…]
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Military Intervention In Gambia ‘Not Ruled Out’, Nigerian Foreign Minister
(JollofNews) – African leaders will encourage Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh to respect his country’s constitution in a visit scheduled for Wednesday, Nigeria’s foreign minister Geoffrey Onyeama has told RFI. Onyeama said that leaders from the Ecowas regional bloc have not ruled out sending troops if Jammeh does not step aside[Read More…]
Regional Leaders To Press Gambia’s Jammeh To Go: Nigeria
(JollofNews) – West African political leaders are to return to The Gambia this week to press President Yahya Jammeh to abide by election results and step down, Nigeria’s foreign minister said Monday. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is to visit Banjul on Wednesday with Liberian counterpart Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Ghana’s[Read More…]
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